Russia and Syria have agreed to reopen the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Damascus, which closed in December 2024. A Russian technical delegation will visit Damascus soon to assess the center's condition and coordinate reopening arrangements.
Seven women and 14 children, the last Australians from the al-Roj detention camp for IS families, have arrived in Damascus. Their return to Australia is uncertain, with the government issuing a Temporary Exclusion Order for one woman and stating no assistance has been provided for their journey.
Seven women and 14 children, the last Australians from the al-Roj detention camp for IS families, have arrived in Damascus, Syria. Their return to Australia remains uncertain, with one woman facing a Temporary Exclusion Order. The Australian government has stated it is not assisting their return.
Seven Australian women and 14 children, the last remaining citizens in Syria's al-Roj detention camp, have reportedly left for Damascus. They are expected to fly home soon, facing potential terror-related charges upon arrival.
Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson stated that initial investigations into the Damascus bombing revealed a specific entity behind the attack, possibly linked to remnants of the former regime, foreign militias, or extremist groups. The attack, which killed one soldier and injured 23 civilians, targeted a busy civilian area. The ministry plans to announce details about targeted cells and arrests soon.
A car bomb exploded near Syria's Defence Ministry in Damascus, killing at least one soldier and wounding over 20 people. The device was discovered by an army unit attempting to defuse it.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani urges Israel to stop destabilizing actions and work towards a sovereignty-respecting security agreement, separate from normalisation, amid resumed US-mediated talks.
A minibus was blown up in the Al-Wurud neighborhood
Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported meat and individual effort to keep centuries-old practices alive in Damascus.
Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported meat and individual effort to keep centuries-old practices alive in Damascus.
Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported meat and individual effort to keep centuries-old practices alive in Damascus.
Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported meat and individual effort to keep centuries-old practices alive in Damascus.
The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.
A week since a group of 13 Australian women and children with ties to former Islamic State fighters left a Syrian refugee camp for Australia, they remain in the capital Damascus in a state of limbo.
A week since a group of 13 Australian women and children with ties to former Islamic State fighters left a Syrian refugee camp for Australia, they remain in the capital Damascus in a state of limbo.
The Russian Security Council believes that the mission's goal is not disarmament but rather to maintain Syria’s rogue state status in order to preserve leverage over the new Damascus regime
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called on Israel to return to compliance with the 1974 Disengagement Agreement on separation of Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights and respect UN Security Council resolutions on Syria. Nebenzya criticized Israel's policy of expanding occupation and demanded it cease airstrikes undermining Syrian military capabilities, while warning that Damascus's restraint should not be mistaken for weakness.
Syria's first public trial of officials linked to former President Bashar al-Assad opened in Damascus, with Atef Najib, a former brigadier general and cousin of Assad, facing charges related to crimes against the Syrian people. Najib headed the Political Security Branch in Daraa province in 2011 when teenagers were arrested and tortured for anti-government graffiti, an event that catalyzed mass protests and sparked the 14-year civil war ending with Assad's ousting in December 2024.
Australia has refused to help repatriate four Australian women and nine of their children and grandchildren who left the Roj camp in northeastern Syria on Friday, with the government stating it will not bring people back from Syria. The group is among 34 Australians at the camp who previously failed to return home in February. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said those who return will face the full force of the law if they have committed crimes.
Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.
